He savvied your game all right.
It's funny, Vaughn, how these rustlers and gunmen don't mind being killed.

But to cripple them, rope them, jail them--that's hell to them! Well, I'm to go on, up at the ranch, falling further in love with that sweet kid instead of coming out straight to face things with you ?" Steele had to laugh, yet he was more thoughtful of my insistence.
"Russ, you think you have patience, but you don't know what patience is.
I won't be hurried on this job.

But I'll tell you what: I'll hang under cover most of the time when you're not close to me.

See?
That can be managed.

I'll watch for you when you come in town.